Code Coverage as a Predictor of Test Suite Effectiveness

January 31, 2018 0

Learn about the effectiveness of coverage as a technique for evaluating quality of test suite. This presentation shows the utility of coverage by considering its correlation with mutation score, and also shows that coverage is a significant defense against bugs. It also critiques the effectiveness of mutation score as a criteria for test suite quality.

JUnit 5 Parameterized

January 30, 2018 0

The possibilities to write parametrized tests have changed and improved a lot with the release of JUnit 5, the open source unit testing tool for Java. In his blog post “Using JUnit 5 Parameterized Tests, Argument Sources and Converters”, Micha Kops provides an overview covers all new types of parameter sources for JUnit 5 tests as well as the new conversion API for test arguments.

STAREAST, Orlando, Florida, April 29 – May 4 2018

January 18, 2018 0

STAREAST is a conference for software testers and quality assurance professionals. It presents up-to-date information, tools, and technologies available in the software testing domain today. You will be able to attend conference presentations and half- or full-day tutorials.

Mockito 2 – The Return of the King

January 11, 2018 0

Probably there is no Java developer in the world who writes tests and haven’t heard about Mockito. That most popular mocking framework for Java will be celebrating its 10th birthday soon. However, I don’t plan to brood the history. At the end of 2016 the new and shiny Mockito 2 has been released.

A Practical Guide to Testing in DevOps

January 8, 2018 0

DevOps is currently a trendy approach in software development. The DevOps world mixes the Development and the Operation concepts, but where does software testing find its place in this new approach? This is the topic of the book “Practical Guide to Testing in DevOps” by Katrina Clokie.